/lit/ - Literature

A Boobie is a funny bird,
that loves to dance and sing
A Booby is a funny word
and quite a funny little thing

>>1229762
you fucked up on the first line .

Canon: Three Garidebbs, Study in Scarlet or Baskervilles.
Non Canon: Study in Emerald and that one that Stephen King wrote.

http://amzn.com/w/3LU55Z2IN6R07

I'm a Canadian citizen so if anyone is nice enough to pick anything up for me they might have to pay some extra shipping or something.

Comic Book. Justice League: A New Beginning.
Ironically appropriate title actually.

If we're only counting novels then Good Omens. Fuck yeah!

>>947466
In Inferno Satan is described as having 3 faces all chewing on the 3 worst sinners in history (betrayers). I think it was like, Brutus for betraying Ceaser, Judas in the middle for betraying Jesus and... Cassius for also betraying Ceaser? I always forget the last one. Humorously, Brutus also appears somewhere else, I believe it was Paradise but might have been Purgatory.

His lower body is frozen in ice (final circle of hell is cold apparently).

>>929738
Same here. At least souls exist. Assuming my afterlife becomes the setting of the novel that would be pretty cool too. Me and Harry would have some fun times.

Also, homosexual undertones... EVERYWHERE.

You'd probably need context but the way I see it the meaning could either be:
"What the two of us had was more than just love" meaning it could be bordering obsession or an actual physical/psychological need or addiction.

Alternatively it could be referring to the idea that the love between friends/family was becoming a much more passionate love (ie: implied incest/sex with friends as >>929292 pointed out)

As in like... similar in terms of plot? Well that's just traditional High Fantasy. I liked the 'Lord Of The Isles' series by David Drake and also have heard good things about 'The Chronicles of Prydain' by Lloyd Alexander.

First and foremost: Good Omens (by Gaiman/Pratchett)
Then both Sandman (by Gaimain) and Lucifer (by Mike Carrey) both are comic book series though.
Gaimain also had a lot of [in my opinion] wonderful short stories/poems collected in two anthologies, Fragile Things and Smoke And Mirrors.
After that... Clive Barker's "The Thief Of Always" maybe?

It's not really completely relevant to this thread but Faust by Goethe is the better than every Shakespeare play I have ever read.

>>919659
Why would you cry at the ending? They all survived the war, lived long and happy lives (well actually I assume that Blackadder probably got annoyed by Baldrik for the rest of his life but whatever) and Fry's character got a new pigeon.

I refuse to believe anything else.

(Although I'll admit that Hugh Laurie just sort of breaking down made me choke up a little)

>>919629
I'm pretty sure it's public domain by now so you can probably read it online for free (legally). It's only about 40 pages or so but I think it's really good. Of course I totally understand if you'd prefer a physical version you can hold in your hands, when it comes to novels (or even comic books) I'm the exact same way.

I've always been meaning to check out a Bit of Fry and Laurie but I never have the time. I loved Black Adder though (especially the last season).

>>919574
Thank you again. When I get some disposable income I'll try to repay the kindness to another anon.

>>919542
Lots of classics on there. I personally wasn't a huge fan of Crime and Punishment but loved most of Nabokov's stuff. Lolita was very VERY good.

I'm kind of broke right now so I can't buy you anything but I can toss out a recommendation. I found that Robert Louis Stevenson's short story 'Markheim' was very similar in themes to Crime and Punishment and I enjoyed it a lot more than I did C&P (though to be fair I studied C&P in school and that always makes you like a novel less).

Also love The Code of the Woosters. I've only watched the TV Series "Jeeves and Wooster" with Hugh Laurie in it but I adore the characters.

>>919503
Much obliged. I read his short stories first and really loved his writing style. Most of his 'children's stories' were depressing as fuck though.

I've been reading Dorian Gray during my morning commutes and I absolutely love the dialogue. Even though Lord Henry has some of my favorite lines/quotes I still think he's one of the most evil characters I've ever read about. It's so sad what he did to Dorian. When he killed Basil I legitimately hated him.

http://amzn.com/w/3LU55Z2IN6R07
Not picky at all about the Wilde stuff. I've read Dorian Gray and most of his short stories, mostly just want his plays and stuff.

>>915679
No worries, I'm in and out of the thread myself.

I'm currently at a transitional point in my life and I think I'm trying far too hard to hold onto the past and refuse to accept the future. I'm revisiting a lot of my old childhood favorites because of that and honestly I'm having a blast.

Someone else mentioned The Lost World by Conan Doyle, it captures pretty much exactly the title, not sure if it's what you'd consider a fantastic escape but it's certainly a rousing adventure.

>>915557
I like a lot of the stuff you're talking about. Escapes into fantastic worlds and that sort of thing.

Have you ever read The Thief Of Always by Clive Barker? It's probably one of my favorite modern novels. It's got a lot of fantasy and though it's intended for children (I'm assuming this since all the protagonists are children and it lacks any explicit content) Barker is a horror author and it shows. It's a good read and I highly recommend it.

>>915006
I have a radio play of Lost World. It was a lot of fun and the characters are pretty classy (Malone is a bro) but listening to the plot I didn't really see it as something that would offer as much of a chance for the neat little philosophical discussions that Holmes and Watson share.

Semi related note: Another radio play of The Three Garridebs (spelling?) is a great rendition of a pretty good Sherlock Holmes story. One of the last if I'm not mistaken (ie: after Holme's intended death by Doyle)

(Canadafag here so take that for what you will)
http://amzn.com/w/3LU55Z2IN6R07

Currently reading Picture of Dorian Gray. Read an abridged/adapted version (for children) years ago and never realized how awesome Wilde's writing style is. Reminds me of Austen's dialogue except the plot actually moves forward. Wilde was a lot more chauvinistic than I thought (I mean, I knew he liked dudes but...)

Also halfway through Study in Scarlet and about 1/3 of the way through Bayard Taylor's translation of Faust Part II (Not liking it anywhere near as much as part one, does it get better?)

>>906062
MAAAAAYBE Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide series.

>>905921
Oh! Invitation to a Beheading by Nabokov basically throws you into a world that's almost completely different from ours and expects you to understand what's going on. Probably not the best example but it's the first one I thought of.

Alice is kind of unique.

You'll have to clarify what 'nonsense novels' mean to you. Lewis Carrol's poetry is very similar and I personally love it.

Wonderful World of Oz is similar in style to Alice in that it's young girl gets whisked off to a magical land and has awesome adventures but writing style is a lot less poetic and the philosophical musings aren't present.

John Dies At The End has a lot of 'what the fuck is this nonsense' in it and manages to have both a solid plot and pretty good humor.

I had another example but forgot it completely...